Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Friday, May 25, 2012

The Arts on Sunday 27 May 2012 on Radio NZ National - including an interview with Michael Moynahan

12:43 The art of urban wandering

Nelson artist Lisa Chandler photographs - and eventually
paints - people moving through spaces such as airports and bus stations. Her
work has garnered her an invitation to speak at a major conference in the UK.

12:48 Theatre review cutbacks

A panel of industry guests - Colin McColl, John Smythe
(right), and Arthur Meek - discusses the implications of The Listener's sudden
decision to cut back its theatre reviews.

Musicians from Auckland's Philharmonia Orchestra and
young hip hop artists are coming together for the 5th year running to make an
amazing musical fusion. We talk to the project's musical director, Matthew
Salapu (left).

1:41 Art and Activism

Nineteen Tory Street in Wellington is an Open Source
community gallery run by an arts collective called Concerned Citizens.

Although the name speaks of a generation far beyond the
years of these Gen Y activists, their message is real and comes from the
immediacy of an increasingly unstable future.
Productive diversity and debate are key drivers to the gallery, which also encourages the
intersection between art, science and technology, and even data visualisation
projects fall into this category.

But more importantly, upon forming the gallery, the
collective have been collaborating on another project which has become integral
to the mix: Loomio, an online open source web application that enables groups
to make collective decisions, and it's catching the eye of organisations as far
afield as Finland.

Sonia Sly finds out more.

1:53 Photographing strangers

We find out about some of the most unusual encounters
wandering photographer Solomon Mortimer has experienced when he asks strangers
to pose for him on city streets.

Choreographer and Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Jaered
Glavin (right) talks about seeing the funny side of dance, how he achieved
internet fame with the help of Lady Gaga, his star turn in reality TV show The
Secret Lives of Dancers, and some of the things that make him laugh.

2:26 Lexus Song Quest

Australia voice coach Sharolyn Kimmorley explains what
she's looking for as one of this year's judges of the Lexus Song Quest.

2:35 Publisher Michael Moynahan

We speak to one of New Zealand's high fliers in the
publishing industry, Michael Moynahan (left), who has just left HarperCollins'
top job in Australasia.

2:45 Poet Lynn Davidson

Lynn Davidson (below right) has produced a collection of
poems and essays that span almost 30 years of her life. Common Land is the
Kapiti writer's third poetry collection.

2:53 Organist Olivier Latry

Frenchman Olivier Latry has been hailed as one of the
world's greatest living organists, and is a tenured organist at Notre Dame
Cathedral in Paris. He is visiting New Zealand to headline the NZSO's
Spellbound tour in June.

3:05 The Drama Hour

We catch up with Ed and Miguel in the second part of Foul
Weather Friend, check out Bryony Skillington's Go Solo piece, Northern Lights,
and continue with series two of Skin Writing.